Chapter 512 - 27: Upper Realm Treasure Technique

The old man sighed softly, and without any apparent movement, he and Fang Cheng vanished on the spot.

「The next moment.」

Their figures appeared directly in the depths of the Great Tomb, inside a magnificent and spectacular grand hall.

Four giant Buddha Statues stood in the hall. Behind them, each was shrouded in hundreds of dense rings of Buddha Light, and waves of Sanskrit hymns echoed through the air.

The Buddha Light illuminated the entire hall, suffusing it with the color of red gold and colored glaze, making it resemble a Buddha Country.

In the center of the four Buddha Statues, a Crystal Coffin was faintly visible.

Lying in the coffin was a woman in a black dress, a woman of ultimate beauty.

Dragon Elephant Wanderer looked at the four Golden Buddhas with great interest and smiled. "Indeed, these are the methods of the Buddhist Sect from the Vajra Realm Heaven."

"Senior, you recognize this Grand Array?" Fang Cheng asked curiously.

Dragon Elephant Wanderer nodded. "In the Vajra Realm Heaven, the Buddhist Path flourishes to an unparalleled degree. There are almost no other lineages, so it could be called a Buddha Country World Heaven. This Bright Mandala Embryo Barrier is what spread from that realm to all the heavens."

Just then, a soft and pleasant voice sounded. "Fellow Daoist, your eyes are sharp. May I ask for your name?"

As the voice faded, a figure in black appeared amidst the golden Buddha Light ahead.

Seeing the Great Tomb Master again, Fang Cheng was still stunned by her beauty.

Her incomparably beautiful face was peaceful and serene, gentle and dignified, inspiring respect and goodwill in all who saw her.

The old man’s expression turned serious. "Greetings, Fellow Daoist. I am Dragon Elephant, and I have come at the request of Fang Xiaoyou."

The woman in the black dress glanced at Fang Cheng, a strange look flashing in her beautiful eyes. She smiled. "You’re quite capable."

After speaking, she turned and nodded to Dragon Elephant Wanderer. "I am Feng Yan, from the Jade Flower Realm. If you can help me break this array today, Fellow Daoist, I will reward you handsomely after I am freed."

Dragon Elephant Wanderer seemed unconcerned, saying lightly, "It’s a small effort; you need not worry about it, Fellow Daoist. If you truly wish to show your gratitude, you can thank this Fang Xiaoyou here."

The woman in the black dress glanced at Fang Cheng, a radiant smile gracing her exquisite face as she nodded slightly.

Dragon Elephant Wanderer said to Fang Cheng, "Fang Xiaoyou, it will take me ten days at the shortest and several months at the longest to break this array. You should wait outside."

Fang Cheng bowed his head. "Thank you for your trouble, Senior."

Dragon Elephant Wanderer pointed a finger, and a flash of Profound Light appeared, enveloping Fang Cheng and teleporting him away.

「Afterward.」

The old man opened his powerful, weathered hand. Auspicious light surged from his palm, and a Treasure Banner over ten feet tall and seven feet in circumference materialized in the air.

The Treasure Banner resembled a banner but wasn’t quite one, looking something like a canopy. It had seven tiers, with Yingluo tassels hanging from all four sides. Each tier manifested a different form of treasured light:

On the first tier were two interlocking treasured rings; on the second, a vermilion wheel wreathed in raging flames; on the third, an alms bowl; on the fourth, a golden bell; on the fifth, a wisdom sword; on the sixth, a Sanskrit bell; and on the seventh, a Treasure Mirror.

The entire Treasure Banner already emanated a treasured aura and pure light that seemed to reach the heavens. Each of the seven treasures glowed with its own distinct color, their brilliance exceptionally intense. The piercing light was so dazzling it was impossible to look at directly. The seven hues of light merged into a rainbow-hued cloud, creating a solemn, magnificent, and ever-changing presence. One could tell at a glance that it possessed supreme power.

The woman in the black dress was also a top-tier great power who had dominated an entire realm. She had once fought an Eight Tribulation Expert to the death and ultimately emerged victorious. Her insight was second to almost no Tribulation Realm Cultivator.

But at this moment, as she saw the Seven-Treasure Golden Banner in Dragon Elephant Wanderer’s hand, a flicker of shock flashed through her beautiful eyes.

The seven Magical Artifacts on the Treasure Banner were all Tier Five Top Grade and possessed infinite power.

And the Treasure Banner that carried these seven treasures was even more magnificent in its presence, utterly unfathomable.

The auras of the seven treasures and the Treasure Banner were interconnected in an incredibly profound way. Even she couldn’t begin to estimate just how terrifying their combined power was.

’To think this realm has such a powerful treasure! With this treasure alone, there would be no more than three people in the entire Jade Flower Realm who could stand against him...’

The woman knew at a glance that breaking the array would be no problem for Dragon Elephant Wanderer.

Dragon Elephant Wanderer formed a hand seal, and the Seven-Treasure Golden Banner erupted with dazzling light—ten thousand rays of golden mist and a thousand layers of colorful flames. Its entire body shimmered with auspicious radiance as the treasured form of the seven-colored, seven-tiered Golden Banner stood tall in the hall. From the auspicious light of each tier, an intensely brilliant beam of pure light shot out, crisscrossing high and low before the banner slowly began to rotate.

The grand hall instantly trembled. As the Seven-Treasure Golden Banner rotated, the splendid Buddha Light of red gold and colored glaze dimmed and stagnated.

Dense cracks appeared on the four great Golden Buddhas, but their Buddha Light remained filled with resilient power, locked in a stalemate with the auspicious light.

...

Fang Cheng’s figure appeared in the void outside the Great Tomb.

He looked down and saw the Buddha Light upon the Great Tomb flourishing. An incomparably complex and magnificent Grand Array appeared within it, resembling a three-dimensional pattern carved onto the Great Tomb itself.

「In the distance.」

The Five-Colored Divine Ox lay leisurely on the ground, seemingly fast asleep.

Fang Cheng summoned the Qianhuan Immortal Mansion and sat down inside. He then took out the jade slip Dragon Elephant Wanderer had previously given him and began to comprehend the Upper Realm Treasure Technique within.

[Talisman Master] Fang Cheng

[Divine Power Techniques]

Circulation Qi Collection Technique · Initiate (0/168,000)

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Creation Points: 193,786

Fang Cheng’s eye twitched. Ever since he had transmigrated, this was the first time he had seen a Secret Technique that required such a massive number of Creation Points just to reach the Initiate level.

No wonder Dragon Elephant Wanderer had said that very few Cultivators in this realm could comprehend this technique.

If just getting started was this difficult, one could only imagine what came next.

’So this is the grand nature of an Upper Realm Treasure Technique?’

A glint flashed in Fang Cheng’s eyes. With a thought, light flickered on the Creation Golden Talisman, and the text instantly blurred.

[Talisman Master] Fang Cheng

[Divine Power Techniques]

Circulation Qi Collection Technique · Adept (25,786/968,000)

...

Creation Points: 0

An incredibly profound enlightenment suddenly surfaced in his mind. All the confusion and questions he’d had while studying the *Circulation Qi Collection Technique* were instantly resolved.

He subconsciously began to circulate this Treasure Technique. Profound Light surged behind him, and a faint rift in the void appeared above his head.

Within that rift, a gateway flickered in and out of existence, seemingly connecting to another vast, deep, and mysterious world.

The Spiritual Sky Realm.

His will made contact with the gateway, and with a great "push" of effort, he forced it open a crack.

BOOM!

A tremendous roar seemed to echo in Fang Cheng’s ears.

Inside the Immortal Gate, everything was a blur. Incredibly dense Spiritual Qi and Celestial Dao Spiritual Mechanism descended directly, surging forth like a celestial river breaking its banks or stars falling from the sky. It all fell upon Fang Cheng’s head before pouring into his body.

Inside Fang Cheng’s Qi Sea, streams of Spiritual Qi condensed into massive dragons that flew and coiled.

This Spiritual Qi was even denser and of a higher grade than the Spiritual Qi found in a Tier Five Spiritual Vein!

Pure and immense.

Meanwhile, the mysterious and unfathomable Celestial Dao Spiritual Mechanism flowed directly into his divine soul, making his mind clear and serene. His perception of the Celestial Dao became sharper, and his spirituality greatly increased.

The Creation Golden Talisman vibrated slightly, and the comprehension index for all of his various Divine Power Techniques began to slowly rise.

Above the Qi Sea, a Netherworld Giant Kun materialized and began to wantonly devour the dragons formed of Spiritual Qi, refining them and converting them into Fang Cheng’s own Magical Power.

Clusters of Demonic Light appeared around Fang Cheng’s body, swirling like wind and fire. He looked like a Divine Demon, emitting a terrifying demonic will.

His Magical Power grew endlessly.

He didn’t dare to imagine what it would be like if he raised his comprehension of the Circulation Qi Collection Technique to the Major Accomplishment or even the Perfect Realm, and that Immortal Gate opened completely.

Outside the Qianhuan Immortal Mansion, the Five-Colored Divine Ox seemed to sense something. It opened its massive eyes, glanced at the sky above the Immortal Mansion, and revealed a trace of surprise.

...

「One month later.」

Fang Cheng sensed something, slowly withdrew from his cultivation, and walked out of the Immortal Mansion.

Vast Magical Power surged throughout his body; he was not far from the Mid-Dharma Stage.

Such a cultivation speed was astounding even to himself; it was simply beyond imagination.

He recalled when he had been refining his Dream Spirit Incarnation, a Dream Spirit had also obtained an Upper Realm Treasure Technique. It was a Heaven-defying Secret Technique that could amplify one’s Divine Power a hundredfold—an equally incredible ability.

And now, he himself had cultivated an Upper Realm Treasure Technique.

He just needed to accumulate more Creation Points, and the effects of this Treasure Technique could be enhanced even further.

He waved his sleeve, putting away the Qianhuan Immortal Mansion, and waited in the air for a moment. Soon, two figures emerged from the otherworldly Great Tomb.

It was Dragon Elephant Wanderer and the Great Tomb Master, Feng Yan.

The old man chuckled and said to Fang Cheng, "The matter here is settled. I will return to the Mingxiao Domain first. The next Red Profound Association Elder Council meeting will be held in sixty years. Remember to come to the Heaven Crossing Hall then."

Fang Cheng nodded in acknowledgment and thanked him again.

This trip to the Mingxiao Domain, and getting to know Dragon Elephant Wanderer, had not only given him a powerful backer but also yielded gains that far exceeded his expectations. It gave him more confidence in facing the crisis of the Demon Lord’s incarnation.

The Demon Lord was formidable, but the Cultivators of the Red Profound Realm were not all mediocre.

The old man then said to Feng Yan, "Fellow Daoist, we will meet again. I shall take my leave."

With that, he gracefully returned to the Heaven Crossing Hall on the back of the Five-Colored Divine Ox.

The Divine Ox let out a long moo, rose, and trod upon the air. Wreathed in a sky full of five-colored light, it vanished over the horizon in the blink of an eye.

In the sky, only Fang Cheng and Feng Yan, clad in her black dress, remained.

The woman’s aura was completely withdrawn, making her seem like a mortal woman, too fragile to withstand the wind. Her exquisite face showed no joy at her newfound freedom, only a faint sense of peace and tranquility.

Fang Cheng offered a compliment, "Congratulations on your freedom, Senior. From now on, you are free to roam the wide world without restraint."

Feng Yan said calmly, "I promised you that if you helped me escape, I would protect you through your Third Celestial Tribulation."

"You have not yet reached the Tribulation Realm, so I was supposed to wait for you. However, Fellow Daoist Dragon Elephant asked me to protect you for the time being, to prevent you from dying prematurely before reaching the Tribulation Realm... and I agreed."

Fang Cheng was taken aback, not expecting the two Tribulation Realm Great Powers to have made such an agreement.

He bowed to Feng Yan and said with sincerity, "Thank you, Great Senior."

Feng Yan added, "My cultivation has not yet recovered, so I will recuperate inside the Great Tomb for now. I will not reveal myself unless you are facing a life-or-death crisis."

Fang Cheng thanked her once more.

Feng Yan beckoned with her hand. The Great Tomb below rose into the air with a RUMBLE, then erupted in brilliant light and shrank abruptly.

A black shadow flashed before Fang Cheng’s eyes, and Feng Yan was gone.

The mountain-like Great Tomb, however, shrank to the size of an inch, transformed into a streak of cyan-white light, and shot toward the back of his left hand before vanishing without a trace.

He raised his hand and saw a faint, cyan-colored imprint of the Great Tomb on its back.

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